‘If anyone is going to announce big news about your private life, Oprah Winfrey is the person,’ she said. ‘ And you also can’t be like, ‘Hey, Oprah, zip it’ — because she’s almost like a religious figure. So if there’s one person I have to tell my daughter about that revealed her existence to the world, Oprah is pretty good.’

Kaling, whilst not revealing the father, did reveal that there’s a lot she took for granted when she wasn’t so heavily pregnant, like standing up or getting out of a chair – but has also found a new love of sitting down, with a new eye for a comfy chair.